Joyce Arthur Demands “Naïve Reporters” Shut Out Pro-Lifers

I just wrote a new blog post at ActivateCFPL in response to Joyce Arthur’s demand that the media shut out pro-life voices:

The accusation that the media was being too balanced in its coverage of Morgentaler’s death is a ridiculous claim. Even by Arthur’s own analysis of the media coverage, a significant number of stories – 37 per cent of those she reviewed – didn’t include interviews with pro-life Canadians. But if “extreme” or minority positions should be ignored by the media, than by her own standard, Arthur is the one who should be excluded from engaging with the media. Ever. Again.

In Arthur’s attempt to exclude pro-life Canadians from the media and the public square, she condemns herself to the same fate with her irrational and ridiculous standards.

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Actually, are you guys ever thankful that Joyce Arthur tends to be the semi-official spokesperson for the pro-choice movement in Canada? Every time she opens her mouth, the pro life movement looks sane and reasonable by comparison. I think maybe we should do what we can to get her to keep talking.

Sooner or later the media will realize just how ridiculous her arguments are. And when they do, then they will ignore her. But, until then, the general public (who is far less pro-choice than the mainstream media) is bound to see through her pathetic attempts at pro-choice apologetics and be more receptive to hearing the (far more reasonable) pro life arguments.

Maybe that was a little harsh. Joyce Arthur is a human being like the rest of us, made in the image of our Creator. And I suppose He,that thawed the hardened heart of Bernard Nathanson, loves Joyce Arthur as well. And so I’ll offer up a little prayer of my own, that Joyce Arthur will come to realize that He loves her as well as the little ones, and that pitting women against their children is a zero-sum game that only hurts everyone.